Established in 1968, the Medical Alumni Association Distinguished Awards were created to recognize those who make important contributions to the establishment and growth of the four-year medical school and to the world of medicine. The awards are designed to honor alumni and friends whose distinguished careers and unselfish contributions to society have added luster and prestige to the University and its School of Medicine. A committee appointed by the Dean of the School of Medicine selects the recipients from nominations solicited from alumni and medical school faculty.
Nomination Form Award Descriptions
Distinguished Alumni
Consuelo H. Wilkins, MD, HS’96-’99
Senior Vice President and Senior Associate Dean, Community Health and Engagement, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Mildred Thornton Stahlman Chair in Rural Health
Tenured Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Associate Director, Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
Honorary Alumni
Ronald N. Goldberg, MD
Dorothy J. Shaad/Angus M. McBryde, Sr. Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics
Duke University School of Medicine
Distinguished Faculty
Kathy M. Andolsek, MD, HS’76-’79
Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
Assistant Dean, Premedical Education in the School of Medicine
Senior Fellow in the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development
Duke University School of Medicine
Distinguished Faculty
Danny Benjamin, MD, HS’98-’01, PhD
Kiser-Arena Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics
Deputy Director of Duke Clinical Research Institute
Duke University School of Medicine
Humanitarian
David A. Spiegel, BS’85, MD’90, HS’90-’96
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Childrens' Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Emerging Leader
Durga S. Borkar, MD, MMCi’21
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Director of Clinical Data Science
Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences
Duke University School of Medicine
